Why you shouldn't wash dishes when visiting: possible consequences of being too helpful

07.07.2023 05:50

When visiting someone, many people volunteer to wash the dishes.

It would seem that there is nothing wrong with this: the guest helps the hostess, relieving her of the need to clear a whole mountain of plates.

However, it is not worth demonstrating such helpfulness in someone else’s house, especially if no one asks for help.

The fact is that washing dishes when visiting can, according to popular belief, lead to undesirable consequences.

Washing dishes in someone else's house: signs

According to popular belief, a guest who washes the plates can “wash away” happiness from the house.

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A family that agrees to such assistance may lose wealth and love.

Serious financial difficulties and quarrels cannot be ruled out, which may ultimately lead to divorce.

The most dangerous situation is when an unmarried girl washes the dishes while visiting a couple who have been in a relationship for a long time.

Rational explanation

The sign appeared for a reason. The fact is that problems after the guest washed the dishes really arose very often.

However, this was not explained by the action of higher powers, but by the fact that a helpful but not very careful person could accidentally break other people's plates.

If the dishes were made of expensive material, then a quarrel would inevitably arise: the owners, having lost expensive household items, expressed their dissatisfaction.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief


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  1. Washing dishes in someone else's house: signs
  2. Rational explanation